GDX vs MDY

VanEck Gold Miners ETF vs SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Quick take
  • • MDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.23% vs 0.51% for GDX.
  • • MDY pays a higher dividend yield (1.05%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricGDXMDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.51%0.23%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.82%1.05%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$23.82B$25.95B
YTD return
6.63%13.32%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.980.98
P/E ratio
13.6620.15
Last price
$86.19$681.87
Inception
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Issuer
VanEckState Street

GDX top holdings

Top holdings · GDX
NEMNewmont Corp11.62%
AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd11.26%
ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp8.18%
WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp5.48%
FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp5.45%
AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC4.73%
GFIGold Fields Ltd ADR3.92%
K.TOKinross Gold Corp3.65%
NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd3.28%
PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp2.55%
Sector breakdown · GDX
Basic Materials100.0%

MDY top holdings

Top holdings · MDY
TWLOTwilio Inc Class A1.33%
OKTAOkta Inc Class A1.03%
FTITechnipFMC PLC0.79%
NVTnVent Electric PLC0.77%
ATIATI Inc0.76%
ENTGEntegris Inc0.69%
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.69%
XPOXPO Inc0.61%
THCTenet Healthcare Corp0.61%
SNXTD Synnex Corp0.61%
Sector breakdown · MDY
Real Estate7.8%
Consumer Cyclical10.1%
Basic Materials4.9%
Consumer Defensive3.2%
Technology18.1%
Communication Services1.5%
Financial Services13.6%
Utilities2.8%
Industrials22.2%
Energy5.3%
Healthcare10.4%

About GDX

GDX (VanEck Gold Miners ETF) is Major gold mining companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $23.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.51%, a dividend yield of 0.82%. Its largest holding is Newmont Corp (NEM), which represents 11.6% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About MDY

MDY (SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust) is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 index. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $25.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.23%, a dividend yield of 1.05%. Its largest holding is Twilio Inc Class A (TWLO), which represents 1.3% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.8%.